As a child in school, I never wanted to hear the words, “go stand in the hallway.” That was just one of the ways a teacher controlled unruly students. It meant you were disrupting the class, you were out of control and you would be dealt with later. Those were the “good old days” when children still feared and respected the teacher. Today I find myself standing in the hallway; not because I have been disruptive or unruly, but because a door has been shut and I’m waiting for a new one to open.
Hallways are dim and shadowy. There are usually no windows and only artificial light breaks the oppressive darkness. I cannot see a clear path in the hallway that I am standing in. The dim light creates intimidating shadows that fill up the emptiness, but “standing somewhere in the shadows you’ll find Jesus.” When I focus on the light of Him, the shadows began to fade away.
Hallways are narrow and constrictive until an open door is reached. Movement and activities are limited by the walls on either side. You may feel claustrophobic but your only option is to walk through an open door. What if no door is open or you don’t know where the door leads? You can begin to open every door until you find the right one, but what if the door leads to a closet, another hallway, or the boss’ private office. The uncertainty of what lies behind a closed door can be very intimidating. Sometimes the best thing to do is to wait and ask someone familiar with the hallway.
There may be times you find yourself with your back to a door that has just been shut, facing a wall of closed, unmarked doors. Be patient, wait on Jesus, he is familiar with the hallway. He will open the right door at the right time. Revelations 3:7 These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth; I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it:
God is gonna finish
What He has started
Even though the waters
Got to be parted
Lift up your heads
Don't be broken hearted
God is gonna finish
What He started in you
Philippians 1:6 reminds us; Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ. We can be confident that the doors will not stay permanently shut because Jesus has promised to finish what he has started in every one of us if we stay faithful.
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